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Bombing In Kabul Targets Educational Center, Kills Dozens Of Young People

A suicide bomber reportedly struck a classroom in a Shiite neighborhood where teenagers, male and female, were studying for college entrance exams. Authorities say the death toll is at least 48.

A suicide bombing in Kabul on Wednesday killed dozens of teenagers studying for university entrance exams at an educational center in a Shiite neighborhood, according to wire reports.

No group has claimed responsibility, but the bombing resembles previous attacks that have been claimed by ISIS.

The blast comes less than a day after a Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan killed

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